Configuring SiteMinder for Sametime servers running on WebSphere Application Server

This section describes how to configure CA eTrust SiteMinder for authentication with IBM® Sametime® servers running on WebSphere® Appication Server. Using SiteMinder with Sametime is optional.

Before you begin

Use the latest available version of the CA eTrust SiteMinder, as well as the latest available hot fix that is certified by Computer Associates to work with the version of the HTTP server that you are using. Use this documentation as a guide, but you will probably need to refer to the SiteMinder documentation, too.

About this task

Similar to other WebSphere Application Server environment configurations, you need to configure the following objects in SiteMinder to successfully protect your Sametime environment:
  • An agent for the SiteMinder Web Agent
  • An agent for the SiteMinder TAI
  • An Agent Conf Object for the SiteMinder web Agent
  • An Agent Conf Object for the SiteMinder TAI
  • A Host Conf Object for the SiteMinder Web Agent
  • A Host Conf Object for the SiteMinder TAI
  • A User Directory Definition for SiteMinder to use to validate user credentials
  • An Authentication Scheme
  • A domain for the web agent in your Sametime environment
  • A domain for the TAI in your Sametime environment
  • Realm definitions for both domains
  • Rules for the realms responses, if required, for the rules that you have defined
  • A policy or policies for the domains

To configure SiteMinder to work with your Sametime server on WebSphere Application Server, complete the following integration steps: